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Doug Harrop Photography • April 13, 1989
A quartet of Southern Pacific SD45R locomotives lead a westbound train down Tehachapi Pass at Walong, California.
The SD60E program was still a novelty in 2014 and NS seemed to enjoy putting these out on the road on manifest freights. One example of these rebuilt units leads a standard SD70 and an SD40-2 in charge of 16G. I've heard unanimously negative things about these engines from crews, but from a fan's perspective they provided something different when on the road. On the left, the smokestacks remaining from Hershey's original factory remain standing. Chocolate is still made here, but in newer facilities on the west side of town.
Chicago and North Western 6934 led a Union Pacific SD60M and an SD9043MAC on a westbound freight in Fairfax, Iowa in 1996.
The 6934 was painted with an Operation Lifesaver logo which was one of only a few so adorned.
Although a few GEs can be seen, Proctor is still a solid EMD base. Minorca limestone loads depart as an empty pellet train rests in the A Yard.
CB&Q SD24 #504 brings out the caboose train at the Illinois Railway Museum meeting Santa Fe FP45 #92 and CP SD40-2F #9023 which is a guest attending the 100th Anniversary of EMD.
CN's fall grain rush has brought big changes to its motive power in the Midwest. Gone are the endless parade of trains with GEVOs, replaced with older DC traction EMD and GEs locomotives on many trains along the former WC and IC lines from Chicago to Iowa.
Here, U75441-25 passes through the town of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, with four SD70M-2s in a 3x1 DP setup.
Electro Motive Division GP60 Demonstrator engines EMD #5 , #6 and #7 lead Southern Pacific GP35 #6614 on a Westbound double stack train in May of 1987. The train is seen at Dominguez Jct. as it nears the ITCF facility at Long Beach/Dolores, CA.
I believe the construction in the foreground was for the Blue Line commuter line.
Coming through Royal Junction and now in Amtrak territory, RUPO 310 opens it up to 40MPH with a big train in tow. I didn't count cars or take video, but about half the train was SLRs with a string of several CN 50' boxcars... something I hadn't seen in some time (at least that many noodles together). The days of this original GP40 are likely quickly numbered, but who really can predict the future?
Twas BeecherFest Day and the town was all abuzz about a few good moves, happening at just the right time of day, for some great photos. Nowadays, Brewtown can be tough for much in the way of anything interesting, but the Mojo of the big event made sure our visitors came home with something worthwhile to see. First up, WSOR T-004 notches it around the corner at Whitewater, WI bound for Janesville. Normally seeing this area of the state earlier in the morning, the combination of tardiness from Horicon and the shorter days of the year combined to make it a worthy "3 Pack" chase out of Waukesha, WI. Thanks to the Birds for the assist!
The FWWR is a treat not only in their power, but the numerous Santa Fe searchlights that dot the line to Cresson. Here the Cresson turn is seen notching up at the south end of Primrose siding.
Rio Grande SD9s No. 5308 and 5312 pause between switch moves at the yard office in Provo, Utah the morning of Jan. 8, 1978. EMDs SD9 series were proficient pullers, and Provo train master Eddie Anderson requested them to pull heavy transfers between Provo and Geneva Steel. The Grande's SD7 and SD9 locomotives proved their worth in the field day after day.
GP22ECO 7101 was built as Penn Central GP40 3173 in 1968 and would wind up at EMD's Lagrange plant for testing.
It is now in California working for a short line after doing time on Conrail and then Kansas City Southern.
A repainted and renumbered Western Pacific GP20 idles at North Yard in Salt Lake City on Jan. 19, 1985. Still wearing WP paint, a GP7, an original UP GP35 and two GP30s round out the EMD variety pack.
...und eine nicht unerhebliche Diskussion um die Person des Letztgenannten sind Thema der aktuellen Ausstellung in der Emdener Kunsthalle.
Seit sogar die Kanzlerin zwei Werke des bekannten Malers aus ihrem Büro entfernen ließ, fragt man sich im Museum - und nicht nur da - wie die Kunst mit ihren Erschaffern umgehen soll, wenn sich herausstellt, dass Täter sich als Opfer getarnt, jahrelang durch die Szene geschwindelt haben...
Als besonders interessant stellt sich eine Tafel dar, an der die Besucher ihre dazu persönlich niedergeschriebene Meinung anheften und dadurch für alle weiteren Gäste sichtbar machen können.
Mir gefiel ein Satz, den ich dort las, sehr. Er lautet:
"Kunst ist Kunst - alles andere ist alles andere."
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Louisville & Nashville SD40-2 3581 mingles with some GE’s in outside of the shops in Corbin, Kentucky. The unit continues in service today as CSX SD40-3 4075.
Doug Harrop Photography • July 20, 1977
A group of SD40X locomotives pull UP's ACUW, a westbound iron ore train from Atlantic City, Wyoming to Geneva Steel, pictured departing Ogden, Utah with the rugged Wasatch Mountains.
The locomotives were built by EMD in 1966 as SD40 demonstrators, and sold to UP. All were built on SD35 frames and were equipped with EMD's new 645 diesel engine and AR10 alternator.
Photo was published in the book "Crossroads of the West" in 1998.
Historic timeline courtesy UtahRails.net.
Various EMD variants comprise the motive power for Minnesota Northern's trip to Crookston from Thief River Falls. ILSX 1339 leads the way with ILSX 1340 on the tail end making the turn to Crookston at Erskine rather speedy. I looked back at past photos from this location and realized the weathered code line pole that stood here is gone. I felt something was different here south of Thief River Falls, but I was not certain just what exactly. I used it many times as a photo prop.
ILSX 1339
ILSX 1390
ILSX 1303
ILSX 1340 (Out of frame)
The class engine of Union Pacific's fleet of 47 DDA40X locomotives departs Salt Lake City, Utah for Los Angeles, California on April 23, 1978. UP 6900 was built by EMD for UP in April 1969 and would be donated to the City of Omaha, Nebraska for display after retirement in June 1984.
The engineer starts throttling up as they start the climb up to Summit seen here passing through Coran in the small community of Persia, Tennessee on the Appalachia District.
Palmetto Railways power uncoupling off the hoppers it hauled from nearby BP plant. It would take the next string of hoppers back to that Plant. Location: State Junction, SC
The northbound Hurricane Turn flagstop train has departed the Talkeetna Summer depot and is pulling into town to make their pick up at the little 'downtown' depot at the section house right in the tiny little village. Then they'll head north for 50 miles through the roadless wilderness stopping as needed to drop off locals, fishermen, and others striking off into the wildlands of Alaska before traveling as far as their namesake bridge and then turning back.
Leading the little train is ARR cab control/power car P32 (former AMTK F40PH #268 originally blt. Dec. 1977) which was acquired and rebuilt by NRE in Mount Vernon, IL in 2003 along with sister P31 and equipped with an 800KW cummins HEP engine. At left tucked away in the 1518 ft long siding for the weekend is a company work train with GP40-2s 3012 and 3011. Built new for the railroad in Jul. 1978 as part of the 3rd and final order of the model from EMD, 3012 was still wearing the classic 'Alaska Bold' scheme that she was delivered in albeit with a US DOT emblem on the nose. Ultimately she would be the last GP40-2 to wear this scheme and was finally repainted into the modern image 'Baby MAC' livery in 2014.
Talkeetna, Alaska
Sunday July 26, 2009
The sound of notched-out EMDs was clear for several minutes as this westbound manifest climbed the hill towards Snelling Avenue. An ACe and MACe are nearing the top of the hill at Como Park in some perfect evening light.
CN 5700 powers train 594 west of Sussex, New Brunswick. Not quite sharp focus, but oh well. I don't care. I'm posting it anyway.
February 1, 2023.
BNSF 1431 and two other BN brothers lead the Santa Fe 104 East on a clear Summer evening across one of the many growing corn fields located in central Illinois.
Atlantic Coast Line EMD E-3 and Southern EMD E-8a ignore the standpipe at the North Carolina Transportation Museum
A shop switcher (clearly a former Conrail/NS veteran, that was probably assembled here) and a few other units sit on the backlot at LaGrange. Its hard to even call this "Progress Rail" and not "EMD" in what was once unquestionably the Home Of The Diesel Locomotive, even if much of the plant has been demolished.
BN 7894 arrives 35th Ave. at Northtown yard back in April 2000. The 7894 has the help in the form of five other EMDs. This was inbound Billings to Northtown off the Wayzata Sub. with six EMDs, five of them SDs. Consist was BN 7894, BNSF 2212, BN 7160, LLPX 2805, 2801, and BNSF 6922.
Looks a nice cut for the WC in the T-Yard with their boxcars and some "blue bullets" for the ELS.
The BICB passes the Atlantic Dodger who has cleared up at Casey, IA. The GP on the Iowa Interstate Dodger would arrive in Atlantic as light power but I don't recall if the hoppers were left here or at Anita as I would chase the road freight to Atlantic.
7-10-1995
A pair of GP40-2s lead FEC 204 over the San Sebastian River bridge at St. Augustine on a picture perfect Spring morning.
New Brunswick Southern Ry train number 121 enroute from Saint John, NB to McAdam, NB breaks the afternoon silence passing through the town of Tracy, NB with SD40-2 8145 leading SD70M-2's 6407-6409 trailing. Here, train 121 with paper, lumber and intermodal traffic hugs the North Oromocto River before disappearing into the deep woods. The days are numbered for the NBSR 8145 with the impending arrival of the next batch of "new" SD70's more than likely it will join the other stored older EMD's in the St. John deadline. Photo by Zachary Carlson. February 18, 2024
Las 2062 114 y 2062 049 de HZ Cargo descansan en la estación de Solin a la espera de enganchar el mercancías de la tarde hacia Ogulin.
Powered by a pure EMD consist, CSX Q685 drifts through Warm Springs, Georgia late on a September 2005 day as it makes it's way south for a crew change in nearby Manchester. (Slide Scan)
With a 30 car train in tow, engineer S. Nelson takes L24526 past the last remaining APP Marker in the region at Bellwood on CSX's Hopewell Sub. This was a real treat to see while home for Thanksgiving, and I hope to document more of the Bellwood while home for Winter Break.
CP Rail SD40 5540 and MPI SD40M-2 9018 were tied down in Curtis Bay yard in Baltimore after arriving with a sulfuric acid train from Canada in 1991.
The power was waiting for the nearby chemical plant to empty the train before heading back to Canaduh.
Baltimore and Ohio SD35 4562 was standing by on the next track.
In standard fashion, BLE 906 was leading the afternoon U716 ore train south down the Missabe with a thick layer of cloud cover. Fortunately, direct sun would not lend itself for a southbound this time of day at this location just north of Munger, MN. That Bessemer orange just begs to be photographed with matching fall foliage. Good to knock one off the list on a day that's challenging for photography.
A bit beat up after running over Burlington Northern. In for some work at Livingston Rebuild Center.
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